CATERPILLAR FUNDAMENTAL ENGLISH

Topic: PASSIVE VOICE

Date:

Participant´s name: Erick Calachua Araujo

Practicing I
Read the paired sentences aloud. Write "A" in the blank beside the sentence in the
active voice, "P" in the blank beside the sentence in the passive voice.
a. _______________A________________Louise pulls the lever.
b. ______________P_________________The repair was made by the operator.
c. _______________P________________The package was advertised by the travel
agent.
d. ________________A_______________The chief advertised the package.

Practicing II
Rewrite these sentences to put them in the active voice.

a. The sugar water was relished by the hummingbirds.

the hummingbirds savored the sugar water.

b. Jogging is done by many people for exercise.

to exercise many people run

c. A standing ovation was given to the guitar player.

the guitarist was given a standing ovation

d. The syllabus was handed out by the professor.

the professor delivered the program

Practicing III
Using either a computer or a piece of scratch paper, rewrite the following paragraph
in the active voice.

Last summer our house was painted by me. The job took about two weeks. First, the
exterior was washed using warm water and a mild detergent. Then all the chinks and
pores in the walls were sealed with putty. After the putty had had a chance to dry,
the exterior could be painted. A latex paint was used because it is easy to apply and
cleans up with water. A whole week was needed to finish this part of the job. I was
very careful to apply the paint evenly because I did not want to have to apply two
coats. A color was used that was very close to the original color. Our house is a two-
story house, which meant that a tall ladder was needed to do the second story. The
paint can had to be balanced on the top rung of the ladder while I worked. When the
job was finished, a great deal of satisfaction was felt by me. I had to pat myself on
the back. Even my dad said that a good job was done.

_ El verano pasado nuestra casa fue pintada por mí. El trabajo tomó
aproximadamente dos semanas. Primero, el exterior se lavó con agua tibia y un
detergente suave. Luego, todas las rendijas y los poros de las paredes se sellaron con
masilla. Después de que la masilla haya tenido la oportunidad de secarse, el exterior
podría pintarse. Se utilizó una pintura de látex porque es fácil de aplicar y se limpia
con agua. Se necesitó una semana completa para terminar esta parte del trabajo. Tuve
mucho cuidado de aplicar la pintura de manera uniforme porque no quería tener que
aplicar dos capas. Se usó un color que estaba muy cerca del color original. Nuestra
casa es una casa de dos pisos, lo que significaba que se necesitaba una escalera alta
para hacer la segunda historia. La pintura se tuvo que equilibrar en el peldaño superior
de la escalera mientras trabajaba. Cuando el trabajo estuvo terminado, sentí una gran
satisfacción por mí. Tuve que darme palmaditas en la espalda. Incluso mi papá dijo
que se hizo un buen trabajo.
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